How Many People Are Named Kagan?
An estimated 707 people in the United States have the first name Kagan. It is used for both genders, with 89.8% male. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Kagan peaked in popularity in 2001 with 41 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kagan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kagan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
707
About 1 in 484,801 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
89.8% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2001
41 births
Total Registered
719
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kagan
Kagan is predominantly male (89.8%), though 73 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kagan as a male name
Ranked #10,214 in 2023
7 male births in 2023
Peak: 2001 (36 births)
Kagan as a female name
Ranked #17,479 in 2016
5 female births in 2016
Peak: 1994 (10 births)
Kagan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kagan span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 291 babies were registered. Kagan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kagan by Decade
How has Kagan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kagan by State
Kagan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kagan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kagan
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kagan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kagan?
We estimate approximately 707 people named Kagan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 484,801 Americans share this first name.
Is Kagan a common name?
Kagan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 719 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kagan most popular?
Kagan reached peak popularity in 2001, when 41 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kagan is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kagan a male name?
Kagan is predominantly male. 89.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kagan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kagan Smith, Kagan Johnson, Kagan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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